feitclub

Ever since I heard of Miami Connection, a low-budget 80s film resurrected on DVD last year, I have been dying to see it. Imagine my surprise when I was told it’s on Netflix Instant right now.

You should watch it right now.

Reasons? OK.

• Ninjas interrupt a cocaine deal before the title even hits the screen.
• The movie is called Miami Connection but the most of the film takes place in Central Florida. I guess no one would want to watch Orlando Connection.
• The central conflict of the film is not about drugs but about bands competing for a gig. Violently.
• The fight scenes are both competent and absurd at the same time. Random moments of slow-motion highlight hits as well as misses.
• The kicker? After an entire movie driven by guys fighting each other, the film ends with a message of non-violence.

Is this a case of so-bad-it’s-good? I wouldn’t say that. Obviously, some elements of the film are laughable: the martial arts star at the center of the Dragon Sound band is unintelligible, the narrative is largely disjointed, and the movie only reaches 86 minutes thanks to extended music-video-like scenes that fill precious time.

But Miami Connection lacks the pathetic feeling that looms over truly terrible films like The Room and Birdemic. Instead, I was impressed by how well a movie put together by a novice held together.

I suppose nostalgia is also a factor. I don’t know if the filmmakers deliberately set out to create a 1980s time capsule but they sure as fuck did just that. The costumes, the music, all of it perfectly captured by an amateur writer/director who just wanted to make a movie about taekwondo.

So I loved Miami Connection. You should watch it! Do you have Netflix? Here, click this and watch it now.

kittydoom:

sexy-salmon-loki:

The Avengers 1978 movie promo

BONUS:

I had to explain the Hawkeye joke to my boyfriend. Because I’m old.

Pretty sure that Thor is from the Incredible Hulk TV movie I saw as a kid in the (late) 80s, but this is still f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s.

(via wilwheaton)

inkpanic:

why is there a boob on our mailbox

Funny, they usually travel in pairs.

mattzarella:

feitclub:

“You had a 50/50 chance and you weren’t even close”*

I spoke out about this on Twitter but I want to elaborate how much it bothers me that Nintendo elected to include a generic male villager from its mega-hit Animal Crossing franchise in the next Smash Bros game.

The first objection is the most obvious: this is a game chock full of male characters. Obviously a fighting game based on a video game company’s legacy is going to skew male; Nintendo doesn’t have a time machine to undo decades of sexist choices. But just look at this list of Smash Bros characters. You can count the number of women on one hand with fingers to spare. This was an easy way to offset that M/F ratio and Nintendo blew it.

What makes this choice insulting is the nature of Animal Crossing: this is a very successful series of games that is extremely popular with women. The latest version on 3DS has sold nearly four million copies in Japan alone. It’s far and away the most popular console game of 2013. Do you really think hordes of men are driving those record sales? Not a chance. I’ve seen the ads and I’ve seen it first-hand: my wife has been consumed by the game since December. It’s practically the only game she plays.

Cross-promotions go both ways. Put a Phoenix Wright in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and suddenly a whole new audience will be curious about his next game. Likewise, people who already know Animal Crossing but not Smash Bros (again, that is a LOT of people, many of whom are women) will hear this crossover news and they will be curious about Smash Bros. Does having a boy villager instead of a girl turn them away? No, but i wager it doesn’t lure them in the way a girl might.

Lest anyone forget: representation matters. For every entitled male asshole who shouts down the notion that women belong in games, there are stories like this of people using video games to explore their own identity in ways they cannot in the real world.

And please, don’t talk to me about Smash Bros being “for guys.” It’s for EVERYONE. Nintendo is in no position to pretend otherwise. Besides, fighting games which are marketed to guys still feature plenty of women on the roster. Those women are often weirdly sexualized, sadly, but they are women. Hell, I’d say that’s yet another reason to choose a female Animal Crossing villager: she’d be the lone asexual female option. Even Samus Aran is a sex object now - stupid Zero Suit.

Picking a girl from Animal Crossing wasn’t even a 50/50 choice, it was the obvious choice. Instead they went with a boy, perpetuating the idea that a male character is the “default” character. So yeah, maybe through alternate costumes it’ll be possible to switch the Animal Crossing villager’s gender, but that doesn’t change the fact that every poster, every website, and every ad is going to feature the boy-version.

At least there’s Wii Fit Trainer…

*name that Bond villain!

All I got from this was “I’m mad that Nintendo is adding a male character in a game called ‘Smash Brothers’! I am outraged!” This has honestly been the only complaint I have heard about the gender. Seriously, this website isn’t happy about anything (and yes, I am generalizing).
I just wanted to get that off my cheat before I blacked out for the night.

You got me: the name of the game is “Smash Brothers” so it shouldn’t have any girls in it at all! Samus, Peach, Zelda, GTFO this game is for bros not hoes. Also, I guess this means everyone in the game is now related, because the word Brothers is right there staring us in the face.

tinycartridge:

Pac-Man Battle Royale coming to 3DS eShop

…and Wii U, and PS3, Xbox, and PC, this winter! It’s part of Pac-Man Museum, a collection that includes who cares what else. If you’ve never played Battle Royale, it’s a four-player arcade game where each player controls a Pac-Man, rushing to grab power pellets and eat one another.

It’s incredible. INCREDIBLE. And it’s never been available outside of arcades. This is the best announcement of E3, no doubt.

BUY Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL consoles, upcoming games

No Vita :(

Seriously though, this is FANTASTIC news. I never see Pac-Man Battle Royale outside of trade shows, so this will increase my access to the game by …I don’t know…ten-thousand percent.

thefuuuucomics:

THE PENCIL SHARPENER ONE
OMFG

holy shit, I’ve heard the lock/key “joke” many times but never the rebuttal. i love that rebuttal.
And these might be the greatest comments ever left on YouTube

(via inkpanic)

cruxia:

salamifuposey:

superhamish:

He’s gonna try and sell that energy ball to tom nook 

i can’t

I’m laughing so hard right now I’m in tears

IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM

(via anikicrossing)

“You had a 50/50 chance and you weren’t even close”*

I spoke out about this on Twitter but I want to elaborate how much it bothers me that Nintendo elected to include a generic male villager from its mega-hit Animal Crossing franchise in the next Smash Bros game.

The first objection is the most obvious: this is a game chock full of male characters. Obviously a fighting game based on a video game company’s legacy is going to skew male; Nintendo doesn’t have a time machine to undo decades of sexist choices. But just look at this list of Smash Bros characters. You can count the number of women on one hand with fingers to spare. This was an easy way to offset that M/F ratio and Nintendo blew it.

What makes this choice insulting is the nature of Animal Crossing: this is a very successful series of games that is extremely popular with women. The latest version on 3DS has sold nearly four million copies in Japan alone. It’s far and away the most popular console game of 2013. Do you really think hordes of men are driving those record sales? Not a chance. I’ve seen the ads and I’ve seen it first-hand: my wife has been consumed by the game since December. It’s practically the only game she plays.

Cross-promotions go both ways. Put a Phoenix Wright in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and suddenly a whole new audience will be curious about his next game. Likewise, people who already know Animal Crossing but not Smash Bros (again, that is a LOT of people, many of whom are women) will hear this crossover news and they will be curious about Smash Bros. Does having a boy villager instead of a girl turn them away? No, but i wager it doesn’t lure them in the way a girl might.

Lest anyone forget: representation matters. For every entitled male asshole who shouts down the notion that women belong in games, there are stories like this of people using video games to explore their own identity in ways they cannot in the real world.

And please, don’t talk to me about Smash Bros being “for guys.” It’s for EVERYONE. Nintendo is in no position to pretend otherwise. Besides, fighting games which are marketed to guys still feature plenty of women on the roster. Those women are often weirdly sexualized, sadly, but they are women. Hell, I’d say that’s yet another reason to choose a female Animal Crossing villager: she’d be the lone asexual female option. Even Samus Aran is a sex object now - stupid Zero Suit.

Picking a girl from Animal Crossing wasn’t even a 50/50 choice, it was the obvious choice. Instead they went with a boy, perpetuating the idea that a male character is the “default” character. So yeah, maybe through alternate costumes it’ll be possible to switch the Animal Crossing villager’s gender, but that doesn’t change the fact that every poster, every website, and every ad is going to feature the boy-version.

At least there’s Wii Fit Trainer…

*name that Bond villain!

nadiaoxford:

1) I love Kirby attempting the tree pose. Imagine being the person who had to animate it. (“My weekend job involves turning water into wine!”)

2) When Wii Fit Trainer tapped Mario on the shoulder, I thought she was going to gently correct his pose. Nope. “YOU SUCK. GET THE HELL OUT OF MY CLASS AND MEDIATE ON YOUR FAILURE.”

3) Fighting. Barefoot.

My wife’s reaction to this reveal: 強そう！やってみたい。She had no idea what Smash Bros was prior to today.